[Music] Music of nostalgia

Weststander

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Withdean area

• Jan 4, 2020

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Not sure if these meet your discrete criteria @HWT, but these evoke a central European nostalgic feel to me. Completely different eras and genres. First heard the former when a kid. Love em both.





Then this, I play it a great deal. I picture up a time where young Americans were emerging from a staid, Kelloggs happy families world, to new found freedoms, hope. Plus the sunnier clime of the west coast.

 

Icy Gull

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• Jan 4, 2020

• #42

More Al Bowly, killed in a WW2 air raid I believe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUXv0ezazXg

 

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• May 13, 2020

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Just discovered this singer. This sounds like a familiar old and dark feeling, yet I only heard it for the first time today. I remember. Something. Hold on....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yef2KNP2ERk&list=PLdhc-tuOHuMLEQ5MLPGWYc9AVykvli3S4&index=12

 

Ooh it’s a corner

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Nr. Coventry

• May 14, 2020

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I missed this thread of yours first time H - not sure if you’ll class this as ‘tossers dressed up’ but it is from 1935. It was a hit in the 70s. Health warning in part one she does get bigger and in part three there is a massive tap sequence so plumbers should enjoy. I found part two disappointing so have left that for you to find

 

Is it PotG?

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Sussex by the Sea

• May 14, 2020

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Lovely Irish song.

Very distinctive voice, true sound of Ireland.

On the other hand, there are U2 and The Corrs.

 

Icy Gull

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pB9zuS4Ay8

 

1066familyman

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boik

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Between Happiness and Heartache

• May 14, 2020

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Surely you can't have a thread on nostalgia in music without the Dukes Of Stratosphear. Even when XTC are playing they're still brilliant.

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

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• May 29, 2020

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJcVfEV7ECE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJ9z6IXnb8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Eo3RzwSus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7ITDjxAYs

Makes you yearn for a time that didn't ever really exist. Exquisite.

 

half time scores

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_AQvsPB9n8

 

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pearl

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Behind My Eyes

• May 30, 2020

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My latest obsession, can't wait to get my over washed hands on their new album

https://youtu.be/CcgVooJpOf0

 

Mackenzie

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Nov 7, 2003

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East Wales

• Oct 10, 2022

• #52

[MENTION=12101]Mellotron[/MENTION]


https://youtu.be/HdkixaxjZCM

 

Mellotron

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• Oct 10, 2022

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Mackenzie said:

[MENTION=12101]Mellotron[/MENTION]


https://youtu.be/HdkixaxjZCM

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Definite bucket list for me to own or at least record on one of those one day.

 

PFJ

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The Port of Noddy Holder

• Oct 10, 2022

• #54

..............for an age yet to come

 

Kosh

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The best Mellotron driven band for me, and I tend to like them all (of a certain vintage), were Gracious who just blew me away when I first purchased their debut album... in Martin Kitkat they had a player who could wrench the best sound (I’ve heard) from that absolute beast of an instrument...

https://youtu.be/8sRTgI6WbmU

This one is from the second album, which wasn’t promoted ended up on a budget label and then bargain bins... a mint original will set you back around £1000 or so :/

 

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PFJ

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• Oct 10, 2022

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A band currently treading the boards with their pre punk embrace of Budgie, Sabbath and a tiny bit of Motorhead.

 

Kosh

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• Oct 10, 2022

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I’m putting this up, as I love a Hammond too and I’ve always felt Deep Purple borrowed and re-worked the riff for Space Truckin’ ... which wouldn’t surprise me at all.

https://youtu.be/JMhL-wbhngw

 

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Chickenrunner

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• Oct 10, 2022

• #58

Kosh said:

The best Mellotron driven band for me, and I tend to like them all (of a certain vintage), were Gracious who just blew me away when I first purchased their debut album... in Martin Kitkat they had a player who could wrench the best sound (I’ve heard) from that absolute beast of an instrument...

https://youtu.be/8sRTgI6WbmU

This one is from the second album, which wasn’t promoted ended up on a budget label and then bargain bins... a mint original will set you back around £1000 or so :/

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Try "Spring" by er, Spring from 1971. Three of the band played Mellotron...

 

Kosh

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Yaztromo's Tower; the borders of Darkwood Forest

• Oct 10, 2022

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Chickenrunner said:

Try "Spring" by er, Spring from 1971. Three of the band played Mellotron...

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I know, and yes the Spring album is brilliant too - I cherish both, but for me (of the two bands) I find the two Gracious albums are more varied and musically mad... which I love.

Thanks for mentioning Spring though, as they do tend to get forgotten.